2010–11 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

Doncaster Rovers

2010–11 season
Chairman	John Ryan
Manager	Sean O'Driscoll
Championship	-
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Sharp & James Coppinger (6) All: Billy Sharp & James Coppinger (6)
Highest home attendance	13,293 V Leeds United (17 Sep 2010)
Lowest home attendance	4,603 V Accrington Stanley (10 Aug 2010)
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was the 131st season in Doncaster Rovers Football Club's existence, and their 3rd consecutive year in the second tier of English football.

Pre-season

Doncaster's first pre-season friendly was an away game against local team Askern Villa. They hosted newly promoted Premier League new boys West Bromwich Albion at the Keepmoat Stadium on 27 July, followed by a trip by local rivals and recently relegated Sheffield Wednesday on 31 July, again at the Keepmoat.

Players

First team

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Neil Sullivan		GK	(1970-02-24) 24 February 1970	Leeds United	First team goalkeeper
33	Gary Woods		GK	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990	Manchester United
Defenders
2	James O'Connor		RB	(1984-11-20) 20 November 1984	Bournemouth
6	James Chambers		RB	(1980-11-20) 20 November 1980	Leicester City
24	Mustapha Dumbuya		RB	(1988-02-03) 3 February 1988	Grays Athletic
11	Adam Lockwood		CB	(1981-10-26) 26 October 1981	Yeovil Town	Vice captain
4	Shelton Martis		CB	(1982-11-29) 29 November 1982	West Bromwich Albion
23	Byron Webster		CB	(1987-03-31) 31 March 1987	FK SIAD Most
21	Sam Hird		CB	(1987-09-07) 7 September 1987	Leeds United
5	Wayne Thomas		CB	(1979-05-17) 17 May 1979	Southampton
3	George Friend		LB	(1987-10-19) 19 October 1987	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Midfielders
15	Mark Wilson		DM	(1979-02-09) 9 February 1979	FC Dallas
22	Dean Shiels		RW	(1985-02-01) 1 February 1985	Hibernian
26	James Coppinger		RW	(1981-01-18) 18 January 1981	Exeter City
8	Brian Stock		CM	(1981-12-24) 24 December 1981	Preston North End	Captain
7	Martin Woods		LM	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986	Rotherham United
18	Simon Gillett		CM	(1985-11-06) 6 November 1985	Southampton
14	Josh Payne		MC	(1990-11-25) 25 November 1990	West Ham United
34	Robbie Clark		CM	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991	Youth academy	Reserve team player
16	John Oster		RW	(1978-12-08) 8 December 1978	Crystal Palace
Strikers
9	Steve Brooker		ST	(1981-05-21) 21 May 1981	Bristol City
10	Billy Sharp		ST	(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986	Sheffield United
12	James Hayter		ST	(1979-04-09) 9 April 1979	Bournemouth
29	Waide Fairhurst		ST	(1989-05-07) 7 May 1989	Youth academy	Reserve team player
36	Bradley Grayson		ST	(1992-04-12) 12 April 1992	Youth academy	Reserve team player

Squad statistics

As of 8 November 2010

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Neil Sullivan	16	0	15	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		James O'Connor	14	1	13	1	0	0	1	0
3	DF		George Friend	11	1	10	1	0	0	1	0
4	MF		Shelton Martis	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF		Wayne Thomas	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		James Chambers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Martin Woods	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Brian Stock	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Steve Brooker	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW		Billy Sharp	13	6	13	6	0	0	0	0
11	DF		Adam Lockwood	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0
12	FW		James Hayter	9	3	8	3	0	0	1	0
14	MF		Josh Payne	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
15	MF		Mark Wilson	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		John Oster	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Ryan Mason	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Simon Gillett	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0
19	FW		David Healy	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Joseph Mills	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Sam Hird	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF		Dean Shiels	14	3	13	3	0	0	1	0
23	DF		Byron Webster	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Mustapha Dumbuya	13	0	12	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF		James Coppinger	15	6	15	6	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Waide Fairhurst	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
33	GK		Gary Woods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Robert Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35			Brett Lucas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW		Bradley Grayson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37			Aaron Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38			Robert Oldham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Results

Championship

Preston North End v Doncaster Rovers

07 Aug 2010	Preston North End	0 - 2	Doncaster Rovers	Deepdale
15:00			O'Connor  12' Hayter  18' Gillett  78'	Attendance: 12,190

Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City

14 Aug 2010	Doncaster Rovers	1 - 1	Bristol City	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Sharp  90' (pen.)		Stewart  49'	Attendance: 9,291

Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers

21 Aug 2010	Cardiff City	4 - 0	Doncaster Rovers	Cardiff City Stadium
15:00	Bothroyd  36', 62' Burke  68' Bellamy  84'			Attendance: 24,027

Doncaster Rovers v Hull City

28 Aug 2010	Doncaster Rovers	3 - 1	Hull City	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Woods  2' Sharp  44' (pen.) Coppinger  69'		Barmby  9'	Attendance: 11,149

Watford v Doncaster Rovers

11 Sep 2010	Watford	2 - 2	Doncaster Rovers	Vicarage Road
15:00	Sordell  63', 70'		Gillett  23' Friend  90'	Attendance: 15,101

Doncaster Rovers v Norwich City

14 Sep 2010	Doncaster Rovers	3 - 1	Norwich City	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45	Coppinger  14', 50', 86'		R. Martin  64'	Attendance: 9,314

Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United

17 Sep 2010	Doncaster Rovers	0 - 0	Leeds United	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45				Attendance: 13,293

Queens Park Rangers v Doncaster Rovers

25 Sep 2010	Queens Park Rangers	3 - 0	Doncaster Rovers	Loftus Road
15:00	Gorkšs  53', 88' Taarabt  81' (pen.)			Attendance: 13,990

Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers

28 Sep 2010	Coventry City	2 - 1	Doncaster Rovers	Ricoh Arena
15:00	Gunnarsson  2' McSheffrey  86'		Sharp  43'	Attendance: 12,292

Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest

02 Oct 2010	Doncaster Rovers	1 - 1	Nottingham Forest	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Lockwood  33'		Blackstock  28'	Attendance: 10,759

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

16 Oct 2010	Scunthorpe United	1 - 3	Doncaster Rovers	Glanford Park
15:00	Woolford  11'		Sharp  31', 59' (pen.) O'Connor  72'	Attendance: 7,005

Doncaster Rovers v Derby County

19 Oct 2010	Doncaster Rovers	2 - 3	Derby County	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45	Shiels  66', 68'		Moore  19' Commons  59', 72'	Attendance: 9,000

Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield United

23 Oct 2010	Doncaster Rovers	2 - 0	Sheffield United	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Coppinger  33' Sharp  42'			Attendance: 8,985

Reading v Doncaster Rovers

30 Oct 2010	Reading	4 - 3	Doncaster Rovers	Madejski Stadium
15:00	Mills  9' Karacan  60' Harte  74' Church  88'		Hayter  26' Martis  42' Shiels  50'	Attendance: 15,553

Doncaster Rovers v Millwall

6 Nov 2010	Doncaster Rovers	2 - 1	Millwall	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Hayter  56' Healy  58'		Morison  11'	Attendance: 10,356

Burnley v Doncaster Rovers

09 Nov 2010	Burnley	1 - 1	Doncaster Rovers	Turf Moor
19:45	Cork  63'		Hayter  13'	Attendance: 13,655

Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers

13 Nov 2010	Portsmouth	2 - 3	Doncaster Rovers	Fratton Park
15:00	Ward  66' Nugent  74' Dickinson  88'		Hayter  15' Coppinger  26' Healy  79'	Attendance: 14,828

Doncaster Rovers v Swansea City

20 Nov 2010	Doncaster Rovers	1 - 1	Swansea City	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Hayter  16'		Rangel  90'	Attendance: 13,614

Crystal Palace v Doncaster Rovers

27 Nov 2010	Crystal Palace	1 - 0	Doncaster Rovers	Selhurst Park
15:00	Couñago  35'			Attendance: 12,470

Leicester City v Doncaster Rovers

11 Dec 2010	Leicester City	5 - 1	Doncaster Rovers	Walkers Stadium
15:00	Gallagher  45' (pen.) Wellens  61' Naughton  69' Vassell  75' Waghorn  90'		Sharp  6'	Attendance: 27,549

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough

17 Dec 2010	Doncaster Rovers	2 - 1	Middlesbrough	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45	Hayter  22' Stock  90'		McDonald  4'	Attendance: 9,543

Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United

1 Jan 2011	Doncaster Rovers	3 - 0	Scunthorpe United	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Sharp  26' Hayter  38' Mills  45' Hird  85'			Attendance: 9,447

Sheffield United v Doncaster Rovers

3 Jan 2011	Sheffield United	2 - 2	Doncaster Rovers	Bramall Lane
15:00	Bogdanović  86' Kozluk  90'		Sharp  66', 74' (pen.)	Attendance: 21,102

Doncaster Rovers v Reading

15 Jan 2011	Doncaster Rovers	0 - 3	Reading	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00			Long  29' Kébé  67' McAnuff  74'	Attendance: 9,496

Ipswich Town v Doncaster Rovers

22 Jan 2011	Ipswich Town	3 - 2	Doncaster Rovers	Portman Road
15:00	Norris  48' Wickham  60' Edwards  64'		Sharp  6', 61'	Attendance: 17,298

Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley

25 Jan 2011	Doncaster Rovers	0 - 2	Barnsley	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45			Haynes  54', 67'	Attendance: 10,740

Doncaster Rovers v Burnley

1 Feb 2011	Doncaster Rovers	1 - 0	Burnley	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45	Duff  59' (o.g.)			Attendance: 8,893

Millwall v Doncaster Rovers

5 Feb 2011	Millwall	1 - 0	Doncaster Rovers	The Den
15:00	Lisbie  90'			Attendance: 11,427

Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth

12 Feb 2011	Doncaster Rovers	0 - 2	Portsmouth	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00			Kitson  42' Ward  52' Hogg  89'	Attendance: 10,288

Doncaster Rovers v Ipswich Town

15 Feb 2011	Doncaster Rovers	0-6	Ipswich Town	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45

FA Cup

Doncaster Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 Jan 2011 Round 3	Doncaster Rovers	2 - 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Sharp  41' Hayter  43'		Milijaš  38' Hunt  58' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,616

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers

18 Jan 2011 Round 3 Replay	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5 - 0	Doncaster Rovers	Molineux
19:45	Fletcher  5' Mujangi Bia  61' Doyle  66' Jarvis  74' Jones  90'			Attendance: 10,031

League Cup

Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley

10 Aug 2010 First Round	Doncaster Rovers	1 - 2 AET	Accrington Stanley	Keepmoat Stadium
19:45	Payne  57'		Turner  83' Lindfield  93'	Attendance: 4,603

Team kit

This season, Doncaster Rovers will be sponsored by Nike, after their deal with previous sponsor Vandanal expired. Their shirt sponsor has changed to One Call Insurance who previously sponsored the club during their days in the Football Conference.

Transfers

In

First team

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
3	LB		Friend	21	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	2012	Free
10	FW		Sharp	24	EU	Sheffield United	Transfer	Summer	2013	£1.15M
18	CM		Gillett	24	EU	Southampton	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free
14	CM		Payne	19	EU	West Ham United	Transfer	Summer	2010	Free
5	CB		Thomas	30	EU	Southampton	Transfer	Summer	2011	Free

Last updated: 8 May

Reserves and academy

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.

Last updated: 8 May

Total spending: £1.15 million

Out

First team

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
7	FW		Guy	24	EU	MK Dons	Contract expired	Summer	Free
14	FW		Heffernan	28	EU	Sheffield Wednesday	Contract expired	Summer	Free
3	LB		Roberts	32	EU	Derby County	Contract expired	Summer	Free
18	LB		McDaid	23	EU	Carlisle United	Contract expired	Summer	Free
10	CM		Spicer	26	EU	Notts County	Contract expired	Summer	Free
13	GK		Smith	23	EU	Shrewsbury Town	Contract expired	Summer	Free
14	CM		Payne	20	EU	Oxford United	Contract expired	Winter	Free

Last updated: 7 July

Reserves and academy

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
35	DF		Fisher	18	EU	Released	Contract expired	Summer	Free

Last updated: 7 July

Total income: £0 million

Loaned in

#	Pos	Player	From	Start	End
17	AMC	Ryan Mason	Tottenham Hotspur	13 August 2010	Present
20	LB	Joseph Mills	Southampton	19 October 2010	Present
19	FW	David Healy	Sunderland	4 November 2010	Present
	CB	Matthew Kilgallon	Sunderland	9 January 2011	Present

Loaned out

#	Pos	Player	To	Start	End
14	MC	Josh Payne	Oxford	1 September 2010	31 December 2010
35	MC	Robbie Clark	Sheffield F.C.	9 October 2010	Present